"When you think of a Kashmiri girl in our movies, what comes to mind is a fair-skinned, light-eyed girl. But I want to disprove that myth. The pre-conceived notions have to be overcome," Bipasha, whose performance in "Bachna Ae Haseeno" got her much praise, said.
Bipasha had asked her producers to invite a born-and-bred Kashmiri girl to Mumbai to study her body language, speech patterns and mannerisms.
"I've never done a film like this before. The role requires me to be someone else altogether. I've to change my entire personality. And for this I needed help. I wanted to play the character the way girls really are today in Kashmir. Very basic.
"I've done a bit role in another authentic film - Prakash Jha's 'Apaharan'. For that matter, Madhur Bhandarkar's 'Corporate' was very real and so is Rituparno Ghosh's 'Sab Charitra Kalpanik'. But 'Lamha' is something else."
The actress is hell bent to look convincing in the role.
"I think I'm going to be more keen on getting it right than the director. Going to Kashmir and getting to know the local way of life was difficult. All said and done it's still not entirely safe in Kashmir.
"My boyfriend John (Abraham) shot in strife-torn Afghanistan for 'Kabul Express'. Now it's my turn in Kashmir."
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